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Australian court restores case against Qatar Airways for strip-search
Australian court restores case against Qatar Airways for strip-search

SYDNEY, Australia: Five Australian women who say they were forcibly removed from a Qatar Airways flight and strip-searched by armed...

South Korea scrambles as tariff talks with US abruptly postponed
South Korea scrambles as tariff talks with US abruptly postponed

SEOUL, South Korea: With just days left before a 25 percent tariff deadline, South Korea's push to strike a trade deal with the United...

Trump announces 15% tariff on Japanese goods in new trade deal
Trump announces 15% tariff on Japanese goods in new trade deal

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, President Donald Trump unveiled a new trade framework with Japan, announcing a 15 percent tariff on goods...

Japan auto tariff cut boosts shares; Seoul eyes similar deal
Japan auto tariff cut boosts shares; Seoul eyes similar deal

TOKYO/SEOUL: Japanese and South Korean automaker stocks rallied sharply on July 23 following news of a new U.S. trade agreement with...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 rattles Macquarie Island
Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 rattles Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island [Australia], July 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 rattled across Macquarie Island Region on Tuesday, a statement...

(SP)SINGAPORE-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-SWIMMING-WOMEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE-SEMIFINAL
(SP)SINGAPORE-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-SWIMMING-WOMEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE-SEMIFINAL

(250729) -- SINGAPORE, July 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Peng Xuwei (2nd R) of China competes during the women's 100m backtstroke semifinal...

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Nearly 4,000 employees expected to depart NASA, says agency
Nearly 4,000 employees expected to depart NASA, says agency

WASHINGTON, D.C.: NASA is preparing for a significant workforce shift as roughly 20 percent of its employees are set to depart the...

Iran rejects extension of UN nuclear deal resolution as talks resume
Iran rejects extension of UN nuclear deal resolution as talks resume

ISTANBUL, Turkey: Iran firmly dismissed proposals to extend a key United Nations resolution tied to the 2015 nuclear agreement as it...

'Children dying from hunger’—WHO warns Gaza famine worsens despite aid pauses
'Children dying from hunger’—WHO warns Gaza famine worsens despite aid pauses

GAZA, Palestinian territories - At least 63 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday, according to local health...

US funding restored to Columbia after it agrees to pay $220 million
US funding restored to Columbia after it agrees to pay $220 million

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Columbia University has agreed to pay more than US$220 million to the U.S. government to regain federal research...

Software failure triggers major outage for Musk’s Starlink network
Software failure triggers major outage for Musk’s Starlink network

HAWTHORNE, California: Elon Musk's Starlink, known for its reliability and rapid global expansion, faced a rare and widespread disruption...

Violence at Thai-Cambodian border forces thousands to flee
Violence at Thai-Cambodian border forces thousands to flee

SURIN, Thailand: Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia escalated sharply this week as armed clashes along their shared border left...